EVALUATING AN IMPLEMENTED AVM (AUTOMATED VEHICLE MONITORING) SYSTEM (FROM CARNAHAN CONFERENCE ON CRIME COUNTERMEASURES, 1975 - PROCEEDINGS BY JOHN S JACKSON SEE NCJ-31252)

• NCJ Number: 31281
• Author(s): R C LARSON; K W COLTON; G C LARSON; M A MCKNEW
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Kentucky; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PAPER OUTLINES A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION DESIGN FOR AN IMPLEMENTED AUTOMATED VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

Abstract

THIS EVALUATION IS ORGANIZED INTO THREE COMPONENTS: OPERATIONS ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS AND ATTITUDINAL IMPACT; AND HARDWARE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS. THE ST. LOUIS SYSTEM, NAMED FLAIR (FLEET LOCATION AND INFORMATION REPORTING), USES A SIMPLIFIED FORM OF 'INERTIAL GUIDANCE' TECHNIQUE, COUPLED WITH REAL-TIME COMPUTER TRACKING TO MONITOR THE LOCATION OF EACH OF 25 PATROL CARS WITHIN AN AVERAGE (CLAIMED) ACCURACY OF 50 FEET.